PRI Technology
Lead DevOps Engineer (Jenkins)
PRI TechnologyUnited States19 days ago
Full-timeInformation Technology

Lead DevOps Engineer (Jenkins)

Location: Charlotte, NC or Jersey City, NJ

Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

This is not a contract role and is not available for third-party agencies or contractors.


About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Lead DevOps Engineer to drive the development of a next-generation enterprise pipeline infrastructure. This role is ideal for a technical leader with deep experience building scalable Jenkins environments, defining CI/CD strategy, and promoting DevOps best practices across large organizations. If you thrive in fast-paced, highly collaborative environments and enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, this is an excellent opportunity.



What You’ll Do

  • Lead the design and implementation of a unified enterprise pipeline framework using Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, and related CI/CD tools.
  • Build, optimize, and maintain a highly scalable Jenkins platform supporting multiple concurrent teams and workloads.
  • Evaluate emerging CI/CD technologies and lead enterprise-wide adoption initiatives.
  • Manage and mentor a team of developers and DevOps engineers; foster a culture of operational excellence.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements, align strategy, and advance DevOps maturity.
  • Enforce Infrastructure-as-Code practices with proper governance, compliance, and audit controls.
  • Implement monitoring, alerting, and automation to ensure strong operational performance.
  • Lead incident response efforts; drive root-cause analysis and long-term remediation.
  • Identify bottlenecks and drive end-to-end automation to improve deployment speed and reliability.


What You Bring

  • Strong expertise with Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, and modern CI/CD ecosystems.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and IaC principles.
  • Strong programming skills (Python, Node.js) and solid Git fundamentals.
  • 3+ years of experience leading technical teams and delivering complex solutions.
  • Experience with Software-Defined Networks, VPCs, cloud networking, and infrastructure automation.
  • Familiarity with DevOps methodologies and ITIL best practices.
  • Proactive, collaborative, and driven by innovation.

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